► In an age of the ever-increasing scale and mega-corporatization of the means of daily existence through such entities as Wal-Mart, Costco, Starbucks and Home Depot,…
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▼ In an age of the ever-increasing scale and mega-corporatization of the means of daily existence through such entities as Wal-Mart, Costco, Starbucks and Home Depot, are we losing the places and spaces that we, as people, need in order to stay psychologically, socially, and culturally healthy? Is the local Wal-Mart as equally capable of acting as a site of community-building as the old general store? Is a chain-formula Starbucks just as good as an independent coffee shop or the old ???local pub???? Can Starbucks ever be a place ???where everybody knows your name???? Does it even matter? This pilot study explores small, local, independent businesses as sites of passive community-building as compared to their larger and/or mega-corporate counterparts. Chain coffee shops are compared to independent shops using direct observation and qualitative interviewing. Small natural food stores are compared to their post-expansion larger versions through qualitative interviewing.
Preliminary results indicate that small, independent businesses are the best sites of community-building. However, both chain stores and the larger natural food stores were found to serve other goals and objectives, the importance of which individual communities should be ready to debate.
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Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

Menzies, S. M. (2008). From the local pub to the corner store: a pilot study on the importance of small, independent businesses as sites of passive community-building. (Masters Thesis). Humboldt State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2148/452

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Menzies, Scott M. “From the local pub to the corner store: a pilot study on the importance of small, independent businesses as sites of passive community-building.” 2008. Masters Thesis, Humboldt State University. Accessed September 15, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/2148/452.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Menzies, Scott M. “From the local pub to the corner store: a pilot study on the importance of small, independent businesses as sites of passive community-building.” 2008. Web. 15 Sep 2019.

Vancouver:

Menzies SM. From the local pub to the corner store: a pilot study on the importance of small, independent businesses as sites of passive community-building. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2008. [cited 2019 Sep 15].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/452.

Council of Science Editors:

Menzies SM. From the local pub to the corner store: a pilot study on the importance of small, independent businesses as sites of passive community-building. [Masters Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/452

► This thesis examines relationships between social demographic variables and power relationships which affected community power in Humboldt County, California during the fall of 2006. The…
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▼ This thesis examines relationships between social demographic variables and power relationships which affected community power in Humboldt County, California during the fall of 2006. The research question asks what factors are necessary to sustain a viable democracy, and explores what a select group of Humboldt County knowledgeables believe about politics of influence, economic development, the county???s strengths and challenges, and the overall future of Humboldt County.
These interviews form a triangulation with sociological power theory, and economic and cultural variables to inform a discussion of community influence. The thesis was designed for both academics and community members who have an interest in decision processes, and who desire to inspire and create understandings of community empowerment. The methodology implemented utilized the reputational method. Both a qualitative and quantitative focus was used to understand influence variables. A list of Humboldt County???s most influential individuals and organizations was created from this data, and concerns about Humboldt???s future and strengths and weaknesses were examined. The findings of this study indicate that Humboldt???s community power structure underwent low to moderate changes between 2000 and 2006, and portray Humboldt as relatively pluralistic. Future studies would benefit from a larger interview sample, greater variation of informants, and a network analysis component. Replications could utilize this study, Bearbower???s 2000 thesis, and Jerry Krause???s 1990 study on the Humboldt County power structure for comparison.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► Many Americans report experiences of divine guidance. For example, the 2004 General Social Survey showed that 57% of Americans selected ???most days??? to ???many times…
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▼ Many Americans report experiences of divine guidance. For example, the 2004
General Social Survey showed that 57% of Americans selected ???most days??? to ???many
times a day??? when asked if they ???feel God???s guidance in the midst of daily activities.???
Further, a 2008 study by Baylor University found that 20% of Americans agreed with the
statement, ???I heard the voice of God speaking to me,??? and 44% agreed with the
statement, ???I felt called by God to do something.??? Thus it is well established that many
people in the US claim to experience divine guidance. However, much less known is how
people who report these experiences actually understand and interpret them, and what
kinds of decision-making result.
This thesis explores this gap in knowledge through in-depth interviews with 20
carefully selected respondents from various Christian and spiritual backgrounds, each of
whom reported high levels of experiencing divine guidance. Patterns are discussed
around how people understand and describe these experiences, as well as the ways in
which the experiences helped facilitate narration of the respondent???s life-storyline and
decision-making processes. Resulting theoretical hypothesis are also discussed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

Davis, D. B. (2011). The mystic on the concrete: exploring how reported experiences of divine guidance are interpreted for meaning and decision-making. (Masters Thesis). Humboldt State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2148/732

Davis DB. The mystic on the concrete: exploring how reported experiences of divine guidance are interpreted for meaning and decision-making. [Masters Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/732

► Hemp is an ancient crop that has supported civilizations for millennia. Industrial hemp refers to the non-psychotropic varieties of Cannabis sativa L. This crop is…
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▼ Hemp is an ancient crop that has supported civilizations for millennia. Industrial hemp refers to the non-psychotropic varieties of Cannabis sativa L. This crop is used in numerous goods and industrial applications, such as nutritional food and oil, building materials, and body care products. In Canada, hemp is bred to have no psychotropic value. Due to years of Cannabis stigma, this crop has been perceived as a controversial issue. Canada???s decision to re-legalize hemp cultivation was pivotal for legitimizing and developing hemp as a viable agricultural crop in North America. Organizations in Manitoba pioneered a unique industry based initially on hemp seed. Over the years, stakeholders met challenges through industry collaboration and adaptive strategies. Stakeholder organization such as hemp-based cooperatives and trade alliances are examples of strategies. More than business entrepreneurship was needed to advance this industry. Social movement theory and framing explain the development of the hemp industry in Manitoba. This explores stakeholder framing, resources, political opportunities, cognitive processes and legitimacy. Movement leadership and social entrepreneurship are also key concepts. Case study research was utilized in the capital city, Winnipeg, and rural communities. This work positioned Manitoba as a ???case??? taken from the North American hemp industry and movement. Methods included formal and informal interviews, document analysis, artifacts and participant observation. Interviews were conducted with representatives from cooperatives, trade alliances and hemp businesses in the food, oil and fibre sectors. Interviews were also held with provincial, Federal and municipal government officials. Stories from Manitoba illuminate the evolution of this growing industry. Stakeholder input explores the work behind reincorporating and legitimizing this crop into farmlands, including social and political arenas. Communities abroad can learn from Manitoba???s strategies that advanced a hemp movement and industry. This case study provides a tangible example of how a regulated, hemp industry can succeed in North America.
Key Words: industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa L., Manitoba, hemp seed, legitimacy, Cannabis stigma, framing, strategy, hemp movement, industry collaboration, case study, social entrepreneurship, social movement theory: resources, political opportunity, cognitive processes, movement leadership
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► The following paper is a meta-analysis of the relevant literature surrounding first-generation/low-income student barriers to high school graduation, as well as college entrance and success.…
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▼ The following paper is a meta-analysis of the relevant literature surrounding first-generation/low-income student barriers to high school graduation, as well as college entrance and success. This paper details what research indicates outreach programs should provide to first-generation/low-income students to overcome such barriers and suggests what components and characteristics are important in the development of academic outreach programs to help reduce the inequality gap. Although there is abundant research surrounding first-generation/low-income student needs and what various programs provide, current research does not address the intersections of student need, successful characteristics of program partnerships, characteristics a single program should provide, and the linkages in-between. This paper examines the linkages between these variables and suggests what outreach program administrators should be cognizant of during program development in order to maximize program potential.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► This project is a case study of the Mid Van Duzen River watershed focusing on processes of collaboration and stakeholder involvement affecting watershed management and…
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▼ This project is a case study of the Mid Van Duzen River watershed focusing on processes of collaboration and stakeholder involvement affecting watershed management and environmental stewardship practices. Through theory drawn from fields of alternative dispute resolution, range management, sociology natural resource planning and management, and public policy, this project provides an in-depth understanding of identity, stewardship, and social capital issues in collaborative approaches to watershed management. The goal of this project is to be able to provide a concise picture of the land stewardship activities and sediment load reduction progress of the Yager/Van Duzen Environmental Stewards (YES), a small non-profit watershed group of local private landowners, highlighting the group???s voluntary efforts in addressing regulatory challenges while striving to maintain their ranching culture and economic livelihood. The primary outcome of this project is a case study and multi-page printed publication for YES to be used as an outreach tool demonstrating the social, economic and environmental benefits of voluntary collaborative efforts of both non-governmental stakeholder groups and governmental agencies in addressing environmental and regulatory challenges in watershed management.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► In 2005, a community endeavor known as the Whimsy Garden Project ran into great difficulty and was in danger of being abandoned. Foreclosure on the…
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▼ In 2005, a community endeavor known as the Whimsy Garden Project ran into great difficulty and was in danger of being abandoned. Foreclosure on the property was imminent. The person in charge of the project, remembering my prior involvement 18 months earlier, asked for help in attempting to save the project. I agreed to take the leading role in getting the project ???back on track???. My work on the Whimsy Garden became my field placement required for my Master???s in Sociology at HumboldtStateUniversity. My actions linked to meeting a number of key objectives: recruiting a new board of directors, incorporation as a non-profit, finding a new entity to underwrite the mortgage on the property, and soliciting new partners to move the project forward successfully. I also led a visioning session for a successful re-framing of the project as the Ryan Family Historic House and Garden Project. Within this new frame the project was able to once more move forward toward a successful outcome.
In this master???s project document, I provide descriptive detail on the history of what became the Ryan Family Historic House and Garden Project, as well as my own work with the project as linked to my field placement. In addition, I draw on sociological theory to frame my work and the project within a larger literature on community development, social capital and historic preservation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► This thesis examines the redevelopment of the Georgia-Pacific mill-site in Fort Bragg California, a case involving a long-term planning process with multiple layers that encompasses…
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▼ This thesis examines the redevelopment of the Georgia-Pacific mill-site in Fort Bragg California, a case involving a long-term planning process with multiple layers that encompasses a host of complex and intricate issues. The three central issues addressed in this work are; 1) an analysis of a community-based approach that the author recommends should guide the planning process and identify appropriate policies and projects for the mill site redevelopment, and; 2) a description of the various methods that can be used to enhance public participation to create a community-generated vision that can provide goals for the redevelopment planning process, and; 3) the description of a collaborative planning process that could potentially be used in this case. This thesis then concludes with the recommendation of a mediated multi-party planning process, or stakeholder collaborative, to help facilitate cooperation between stakeholders on the creation of a Specific Plan required for the mill-site???s redevelopment.
In that this thesis was initiated during the scoping and pre-planning phase of the site???s redevelopment, this work is forward looking. It analyses this case in its infancy and attempts to advise the community and key decision-makers on matters of policy direction and public participation methods that can be employed as the process proceeds.
The field research methods for this work included (approximately) twenty semi-structured key informant interviews used to sample the personal perspectives of involved citizens, planning professionals, and elected officials within the community of Fort Bragg between February of 2003 and September of 2003. These interviews were used to inform the researcher???s understanding of an 'insider???s' view of the context as a whole, detail involving municipal government, and the hopes and fears of local citizens for their community???s future. Each interview contained a general range of questions that was compiled prior to commencing the interview phase.
This thesis also includes a significant experiential component derived from participant observation of events between May 2003 and February 2004, as well as direct presentations by the author to both the community and the Fort Bragg City Council.
The researcher compiled observation research as a participant in public forums and private group meetings hosted both by a local citizen group, North Coast Action (NCA) and by the Fort Bragg City Council. Participation in events sponsored by NCA included; discussion of a ???community-based??? approach to redevelopment, explanation of various participatory mechanisms, recommendation of collaborative planning processes, political analysis, grass-roots strategy dialog, and assistance in facilitating a community visioning forum. This experiential process culminated in four presentations before the community describing a community-based approach to the redevelopment and the concluding recommendations of the thesis. Two presentations were held at community forums hosted by North Coast Action, see…
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

Peacock, N. (2008). Redevelopment of the Georgia-Pacific mill site; options and alternatives for public participation and stakeholder collaboration in the planning process. (Masters Thesis). Humboldt State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2148/333

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Peacock, Neil. “Redevelopment of the Georgia-Pacific mill site; options and alternatives for public participation and stakeholder collaboration in the planning process.” 2008. Masters Thesis, Humboldt State University. Accessed September 15, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/2148/333.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Peacock, Neil. “Redevelopment of the Georgia-Pacific mill site; options and alternatives for public participation and stakeholder collaboration in the planning process.” 2008. Web. 15 Sep 2019.

Peacock N. Redevelopment of the Georgia-Pacific mill site; options and alternatives for public participation and stakeholder collaboration in the planning process. [Masters Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/333

Humboldt State University

9.
Hoggard, Robert A.The mentoring of male youth: a valuable contribution to society.

► The argument has been made that boys and girls who have a mentor during their formative years will develop a sense of self-confidence that gives…
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▼ The argument has been made that boys and girls who have a mentor during their formative years will develop a sense of self-confidence that gives them a jump start in the process of growing up, providing a significant boost in the development of success in life. This thesis describes and expands on the values and characteristics of mentoring and its benefits to the mentor, the mentee, and to society in general. Further discussion includes changes in the role enactment of men in American society, plus the positive influence the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a mentoring organization, has on boys and girls. A review of relevant literature suggests that mentored youth, in comparison with the un-mentored, show superior scholastic, societal, and economic progress.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► Numerous dams in Sierra Nevada watersheds are due for relicensing, now and in the upcoming years. The relicensing process is an opportunity to assess the…
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▼ Numerous dams in Sierra Nevada watersheds are due for relicensing, now and in the upcoming years. The relicensing process is an opportunity to assess the impacts and values of individual reservoirs and water projects. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, who issues the licenses, developed and introduced the Integrated Licensing Process in the last 10 years. The FERC has previously favored energy and water production as the best use of rivers, but environmental legislation requires the FERC to give ???equal consideration??? to multiple river users. Thus, the new process involves more stakeholder participation and greater consideration of multiple river needs. In the Sierra Nevada foothills in California, most rivers have dams on them; many of these are coming up for relicensing in the next 10 years. Using the ongoing relicensing of the Don Pedro Reservoir on the Tuolumne River as a case study, this research assesses the collaborative potential of the Integrated Licensing Process. How well does the Integrated Licensing Process enable meaningful participation and collaboration? Using content analysis and semi-structured interview, the research explores opportunities and obstacles to collaboration in Don Pedro ILP. This can help civic and agency stakeholders interested in preparing for their own upcoming relicensing project. Further research could involve similar research on other watersheds, and comparison across cases.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► This thesis examines the change in Earth First! praxis elaborated by North Coast Earth First! (in Northern California) from 1985-1990 in order to identify how…
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▼ This thesis examines the change in Earth First! praxis elaborated by North Coast Earth First! (in Northern California) from 1985-1990 in order to identify how Judi Bari???s theory of ???revolutionary ecology??? emerged as political force from within a movement founded upon wilderness preservationism and the exclusion of people from nature, creating space for alliances between environmental activists and timber workers to emerge and exposing an emerging politics of encounter underway in the North Coast. Assessments of Earth First! typically focus on its proliferation of direct action interventions against industrial destruction and Judi Bari???s leadership in diverging from traditional EF! wilderness preservationism, most notably her attempts to build alliances between EF! activists and timber workers. To date, scholars have failed to assess how the structural formation of EF! as a decentralized anti-authoritarian non-organization has facilitated not only the proliferation of direct action interventions against industrial destruction, but also a highly reflexive radical environmental praxis. I argue that the shift toward what Jonathan London has termed a ???post-wilderness environmentalism??? was fostered by a ???culture of anarchism??? combined with an emergent ???politics of encounter??? operating within the larger Earth First! movement. The thesis elaborates a better understanding of Earth First! organizational structure, movement agenda, and cognitive praxis, highlighting open membership, oppositional systems of information, insurgent learning spaces, and commitments to anti-authoritarian politics as critical to an innovative radical environmental praxis.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► The U.S. military of the Vietnam era was a total institution of the Goffman school, set apart from larger American society, whose often forcibly inducted…
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▼ The U.S. military of the Vietnam era was a total institution of the Goffman school, set apart from larger American society, whose often forcibly inducted personnel underwent a transformative process from citizen to soldier. Comprised of a large group of individuals, with a common purpose, with a clear distinction between officers and enlisted, and regulated by a single authority, Goffman???s formulation as presented in the 1950???s has become a basic tenet of military sociology. The overwhelming evidence is clear: perhaps the best equipped army in history faced a debacle on the battlefield and cracked under minimal stress due to the internal rotation structure which was not resolved until the withdrawal of U.S. forces: the ???fixed length tour???. Throughout the Vietnam War the duration of the tour in the combat theater was set at 12 months for Army enlisted, 13 months for Marine enlisted - officer ranks in both branches served six months in combat, six months on staff duty.
The personnel turbulence generated by the ???fixed length??? combat tour and the finite Date of Estimated Return from Overseas (DEROS) created huge demands for replacement manpower among both enlisted and junior grade officers at the company and platoon level. It has been argued that just as a man was learning the ropes of combat in the jungles of Vietnam he was rotated out of the theater of operations. The logistical and training cycle implications aside, the loss of combat experience through the individual replacement system had an effect on morale, cohesion, and discipline of units at every echelon. The stress of losing so many key personnel to rotation was most devastating to the primary combat groups at rifle platoon and infantry company level, which shouldered the majority of combat.
The basic hypotheses I wish to state are as follows:
1. The U.S. Army in Vietnam underwent a rapid disintegration separate from social forces at work on the home front, and not due to traditional stresses of combat such as heavy casualties.
2. The U.S. Army in Vietnam disintegrated because of internal personnel ???turbulence??? created by far reaching complications caused by loss of experienced soldiers due to rotation on completion of the ???fixed length tour??? of duty. The manpower requirements created by the DEROS and ???fixed length tour??? system were the key structural element undermining the cohesion of US forces in the field.
3. Crimes against civilians, and mass killings such as My Lai, are a symptom of this systemic disintegration just as drugs, race riots, fragging, and mutiny: produced by the loss of military normative order due the ???fixed length tour??? and DEROS.
This policy had far reaching consequences across the entire institution:
1. First and foremost, units deploying to Vietnam had a lifespan of exactly one calendar year. After the initial deployment and rotation cycle units lost their experienced cadre, and virtually all institutional memory - most critically at the primary group level within Infantry companies in…
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► The deaths of thousands of salmon have been a large part of the Klamath Watershed Conflict. Salmon were once abundant in the Klamath, and its…
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▼ The deaths of thousands of salmon have been a large part of the Klamath Watershed Conflict. Salmon were once abundant in the Klamath, and its various tributaries, but populations are now far below historic levels. The intersections of people???s lives which are affected by or dependent on the salmon are just as complex as the watershed itself. All along the Klamath River, are many narratives and perspectives struggling to be heard. In response to the Klamath Salmon Crisis the Klamath Theatre Project was developed, which created a community-based theatre work called Salmon is Everything. Based on interviews from various parties and input from the local community, this theatre work, often termed an eco-drama, is a unique project that warrants an in-depth look.
Salmon is Everything displays some characteristics of theatre forms with a transformative nature. A great deal of literature has explored forms of theatre that raises awareness and creates dialogue about pressing social issues, working towards individual or social change. These forms have the ability to educate, transform, and heal and strengthen communities. Drawing from these uses of theatre, I explore what function the Salmon is Everything production has within the context of the Klamath Watershed Conflict. Using data from in-depth qualitative interviews and primary document/archival research I investigate if and how the play has changed perspectives about the Klamath Salmon Crisis and the parties involved. I also analyze how the development process of Salmon is Everything has contributed to community outreach, education and activism.
By researching the origins and continued development of Salmon is Everything this study examines the play's role in representing and forging community and its implications for community-building across difference from within the Klamath Salmon Crisis conflict.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

Guzman, A. R. (2012). Salmon is everything: the emergence and development of eco-drama in the context of the Klamath salmon crisis and an examination of its role as a pedagogical tool. (Masters Thesis). Humboldt State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1265

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Guzman, Adriana R. “Salmon is everything: the emergence and development of eco-drama in the context of the Klamath salmon crisis and an examination of its role as a pedagogical tool.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Humboldt State University. Accessed September 15, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1265.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Guzman, Adriana R. “Salmon is everything: the emergence and development of eco-drama in the context of the Klamath salmon crisis and an examination of its role as a pedagogical tool.” 2012. Web. 15 Sep 2019.

Vancouver:

Guzman AR. Salmon is everything: the emergence and development of eco-drama in the context of the Klamath salmon crisis and an examination of its role as a pedagogical tool. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2012. [cited 2019 Sep 15].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1265.

Council of Science Editors:

Guzman AR. Salmon is everything: the emergence and development of eco-drama in the context of the Klamath salmon crisis and an examination of its role as a pedagogical tool. [Masters Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1265

Humboldt State University

14.
Schremmer, Sara Louise Camp.
Resilience in a time of drought: building a transferable model for collective action in North Coast watersheds.

► For thousands of years, an abundance of salmon coincided with the development of numerous human communities in Northern California. When Euro-American settlers arrived the 1800s,…
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▼ For thousands of years, an abundance of salmon coincided with the development of numerous human communities in Northern California. When Euro-American settlers arrived the 1800s, water diversions and a slough of other behaviors were introduced, contributing to a steep decline of native salmon populations. Today, cumulative human impacts???coupled with California???s extreme drought???have resulted in the degradation of salmon habitat and a decrease in water security for rural residents who rely upon local watercourses for their household and irrigation needs.
In Southern Humboldt County on California???s North Coast, longer dry seasons and an observable trend toward low water flows in the Mattole River inspired a local land trust called Sanctuary Forest to implement a collaborative watershed restoration effort from 2005-2013, focused on managing water diversions among rural residents. Their strategy for self-governing a common pool resource resulted in measurable improvements in streamflows within their program area and a cultural shift toward watershed stewardship.
The objective of this project was to produce a technology transfer guide for stakeholders in North Coast watersheds on how to replicate or scale-out water conservation strategies from one setting to another while accounting for the complex socio-cultural and ecological variables that exist in every populated rural watershed. The guide is based on methods that were employed during the feasibility study for transferring Sanctuary Forest???s streamflow improvement strategy to Redwood Creek on the South Fork of the Eel River. Within a participatory action research framework, place attachment and place dependence are emphasized as significant factors that can promote rational behavior among local residents.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

Schremmer, S. L. C. (2014). Resilience in a time of drought: building a transferable model for collective action in North Coast watersheds. (Thesis). Humboldt State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1933

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Schremmer, Sara Louise Camp. “Resilience in a time of drought: building a transferable model for collective action in North Coast watersheds.” 2014. Thesis, Humboldt State University. Accessed September 15, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1933.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Schremmer, Sara Louise Camp. “Resilience in a time of drought: building a transferable model for collective action in North Coast watersheds.” 2014. Web. 15 Sep 2019.

Vancouver:

Schremmer SLC. Resilience in a time of drought: building a transferable model for collective action in North Coast watersheds. [Internet] [Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2014. [cited 2019 Sep 15].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1933.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Schremmer SLC. Resilience in a time of drought: building a transferable model for collective action in North Coast watersheds. [Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/1933

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

► This study takes a focused look at the methodology of the Peoples Movement Assembly (PMA) and its specific use through the Southern Freedom Movement Assembly…
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▼ This study takes a focused look at the methodology of the Peoples Movement Assembly (PMA) and its specific use through the Southern Freedom Movement Assembly (SFMA). In particular, I examine the history, politics, process, and practice of the PMA as a grassroots social justice movement building strategy used by working poor communities of color across the US South. I argue that the PMA is an important political process for confronting neoliberalism because it provides a way for communities in struggle to democratically facilitate the formation of multi-front initiatives. Moreover, the use of PMAs, and popular assemblies more broadly, represents a shift in the way people are collectively exercising power for positive social change. Because of this, the PMA is a convivial tool, a social device that cultivates practices of self-determination through the development of shared struggles across communities, issues, and identities. Because I participated in the organizing and coordination of the 2012 SFMA and 2010 National PMA, this study will rely heavily on my personal experience, observations, and reflections as one of many grassroots organizers involved throughout the Southern Freedom Movement Assembly from 2010 through 2013. I also draw from convivial research approaches as guides to make transparent the co-production of specific knowledges in and through this process.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► Members of a collaborative watershed group in rural Humboldt County have formally declared in their mission statement that they have a commitment to maintaining their…
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▼ Members of a collaborative watershed group in rural Humboldt County have formally declared in their mission statement that they have a commitment to maintaining their heritage, but what does that mean? Understanding diverse perspectives toward heritage is important for historic preservation and cultural resource law implementation, particularly on working landscapes. This study asks how perceptions held by ranching and logging families compare to those of the regulators and agencies, as informed by the laws concerning historic preservation. I utilized a mixed-methods approach that included semi-structured oral interviews, participant observation and document review. The research revealed that landowners tend to view heritage as an anticipatory process that is flexible and dynamic. On the other hand, the laws and regulations in place that protect heritage, tend to be object oriented, with a heavy emphasis on distinct and manageable buildings, sites or objects. Because the landowners see heritage differently than the regulators or agencies do, there is the potential for conflict. Conflicts include fears that landowners hold regarding over-regulation and over protection, and fears that regulators hold concerning the loss of archaeological data or historical resources. However, there are also areas of agreement, such as an appreciation for the rich and complex histories, which can enhance the future of this important working landscape. By offering some information about the context and processes surrounding historic preservation laws and potential incentives, this paper aims to fill the gaps between the different understandings of heritage, and to identify ways in which historic preservation might be used instrumentally to maintain the sustainability of this working landscape.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

▼ Many natural resource conflicts are characterized by intractability and resistance to resolution. The fields of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and collaborative-based resource management (CBRM) prescribe applicable conflict resolution practices to address intractable natural resource conflicts. Decades-long conflicts in the Pacific Northwest over national forest management present a multitude of cases of natural resources-based intractable conflicts and the various attempts that have been made to solve them. This project uses a case study to discuss the ADR practice of frame analysis and CBRM???s advisory group approach to address intractable natural resource conflicts in Trinity County. This project investigates how stakeholder identity and stakeholder inclusivity contribute to natural resource conflict intractability. Specifically, this project questions ADR???s use of rigid stakeholder identity categorization. Instead, I suggest embracing the breadth of identities that is typical of stakeholders living in rural communities. This project also discusses the importance of stakeholder inclusivity in the CBRM advisory group model, focusing on the positive incorporation of stakeholder groups who promote points of view that are potentially destructive to collaborative processes. The goal of this project is to add to the understanding of conflict resolution processes that seek to resolve intractable natural resource conflicts. This project assists ADR and CRBM practitioners, local stakeholders, and federal land management agencies who are working to resolve intractable national forest management conflicts in forest-dependent communities.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► This work is in response to a request by the co-directors, Tasha Souza PhD and ElizabethWatson PhD, of the Institute for Study of Alternative…
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▼ This work is in response to a request by the co-directors, Tasha Souza PhD and ElizabethWatson PhD, of the Institute for Study of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ISADR), to evaluate and possibly redesign their current, ???Theories & Methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution??? course offered online.
In order to accomplish this task of evaluation and redesigning of the ???Theories & Methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution??? course, I synthesized current literature on the subject of online education and its affects on student learning outcomes, in conjunction with interviewing fourteen experts on the subject of online education and/or mediation training.
Consequently, this work consists of two parts. Part one is the theoretical portion of this thesis/project, which primarily addresses whether internet-based courses have the same, or better, student learning outcomes as conventional ???classroom??? courses. Within this part, I also interviewed fourteen experts within the field of mediation and/or online education, followed by the analysis of the interviews. Part two is the practical application of this thesis/project, which consists of an assessment and subsequent redesign of the existing online course, ???Theories & Methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution??? course offered through the Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ISADR) at HumboldtStateUniversity, based on the theoretical part of this work.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► In the 20th century U.S. farming began to change its structure from an autonomous structure to a co-dependent, and highly industrialized structure. Industrial farming pushed…
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▼ In the 20th century U.S. farming began to change its structure from an autonomous structure to a co-dependent, and highly industrialized structure. Industrial farming pushed many farmers out of business, as they were unable to stay on the ???tread mill??? of production that necessitated technology inputs and vast acreages to net larger yields for a meager return at the commodity market. Many farmers and their families were displaced into the neighboring cities and town to seek out work, often times in the burgeoning service sector that developed in the years after World War II. As a result, farmers and farming communities lost their connection to the land as the farming process became alienated from its producers and consumers. Urbanization increased and the remaining farms in the peripheries of urbanizing cities were increasingly in danger of being supplanted by urban development. Rising land valuations and taxes have made it difficult for farmers to continue their operations, leading to further displacement. As a result of the stated factors of displacement, many farmers began to rethink their modes of operation by reinventing the farming process. For the respondents in this study, that meant creating a sustainable form of agriculture that would help them stay viable, and more importantly maintain their culture.
The primary point of this research is to better understand the current state of the changing form of agriculture taking place in Eastern Nebraska. Essentially, How are the expanding suburban peripheries affecting the farms? What are the farmers doing to maintain their viability? How can they increase their viability through sustainable practices?
The local food movement occurring in Eastern Nebraska is a step closer to sustainability; the process of responsible stewardship in land maintenance, farm practice, and reconnecting with the community. I begin the paper with a brief history of U.S. agriculture that has brought forth the exacerbated industrial structure. The paper then proposes how social capital may create a viable connection between the farmer, consumer, and service sector that may ensure a cooperative network system benefiting all.
This qualitative research involves 30 interviews with small niche market farmers, specializing in produce, fruits, dairy, meat, and a variety of mix-use goods. The study found that these farmers are experiencing some of the same displacement factors affecting the larger commodity farms: rising land and tax valuations, input costs, and cultural differences among farm and non-farm neighbors. The paper concludes with some recommendations that may aid the local food movement to become more sustainable and most importantly, increasing farm viability for future generations.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► In 2005, the Humboldt County Red Cross Chapter offered me an internship with their organization. My responsibility entailed starting a Red Cross club at one…
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▼ In 2005, the Humboldt County Red Cross Chapter offered me an internship with their organization. My responsibility entailed starting a Red Cross club at one of our local high schools and preparing a manual for future Red Cross efforts to work with local youth. This work was informed by evaluation data on disaster preparedness education and training. In addition, I worked with HumboldtStateUniversity staff to evaluate a community emergency response training program, developing a survey instrument and developing a report.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► This project is a study of the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan in Humboldt County, focusing on how the processes of plan development, integration and…
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▼ This project is a study of the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan in Humboldt County, focusing on how the processes of plan development, integration and stakeholder coordination affect prosperity. The State of California is promoting the development of Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plans with a broad range of environmental, social and economic goals and priorities. Integrated water management is based on the cooperation and coordination of government, business and nongovernmental stakeholders and projects to establish goals and to develop and implement strategies which are integrated, provide multiple benefits and optimize the use of resources to achieve the goals. This research project evaluates the compatibility of this integrated regional approach to water policy with Humboldt County???s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), also known as the ???Prosperity??? strategy.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► The Karuk Tribe of California, with an ancestral home on the Klamath and Salmon Rivers, was once one of the wealthiest tribes in California. Access…
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▼ The Karuk Tribe of California, with an ancestral home on the Klamath and Salmon Rivers, was once one of the wealthiest tribes in California. Access to abundant salmon and Pacific lamprey fisheries allowed the Karuk to develop a highly specialized subsistence economy dependent on complex systems of ecosystem management that provided for the health of the people, the forest, and the fisheries. In the mid-1800s, with the discovery of gold in northern California, the Karuk way of life was forever disrupted. Subsequent mining, logging, up-river irrigation, and the damming of the Klamath River have led to the decline of the fisheries that was both a way of life and religion for the Karuk. The Karuk Tribe, though the second largest in California, has no reservation and limited rights to fish, hunt, and manage natural resources on their ancestral territory. The Tribe has systematically been denied access to subsistence and cultural resources by federal and state governments. This study uses data from archival records, in-depth interviews, and the 2005 Karuk Health and Fish Consumption Survey to describe the economic and social impacts to the Karuk Tribe of California from the loss of healthy fisheries and denied access to subsistence and cultural resources.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► The relationship between poverty and mental retardation as a social pathology is demonstrated in this thesis. It attempts to explore the relationship be-tween growing up…
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▼ The relationship between poverty and mental retardation as a social pathology is demonstrated in this thesis. It attempts to explore the relationship be-tween growing up in chronic poverty and the development of a "characterological response". Pertinent literature on mental retardation brings together the findings of different theorists that address the relationship between the culture of poverty and what is termed "mild", "borderline", or "familial mental retardation". Retardation may be a "symptom" of a predictable response to particular environmental circumstances. The adaption to the experience of growing up in cultural poverty may develop into dysfunction or maladjustment that would be identified as mental retardation. The intense and prolonged frustration that evolves from the experience of chronic poverty may create a particular characterological response. This response may become institutionalized through cultural norms and transmitted across generations through such things as communication and parenting styles.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

► The purpose of this thesis is to provide access to and social analysis of a set of live weekly radio conversations, as a case study…
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▼ The purpose of this thesis is to provide access to and social analysis of a set of live weekly radio conversations, as a case study of a woman living in a tree, as a nonviolent direct action. The Julia Butterfly Tapes result from the live radio conversations between Julia "Butterfly" Hill and me. As no other research will ever do, the tapes document the historic tree sit of this courageous and outspoken environmental activist. The tapes have been completely transcribed as a verbatim account of a year and a half in Julia's life in the tree from which her point of view may be determined. The information in this account/ethnography has been edited from our live radio conversations to comply with the requirements for the Master's degree. A broader scope of sociological inquiry concerning this unique case study remains for others throughout various disciplines for interpretation, analysis and further understanding.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watson, Elizabeth.

Goldberg, G. (1999). "I have given up my society world self" : self and other in the Julia Butterfly tapes. (Masters Thesis). Humboldt State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/158183

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Goldberg, Geraldine. “"I have given up my society world self" : self and other in the Julia Butterfly tapes.” 1999. Masters Thesis, Humboldt State University. Accessed September 15, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/158183.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Goldberg, Geraldine. “"I have given up my society world self" : self and other in the Julia Butterfly tapes.” 1999. Web. 15 Sep 2019.

Vancouver:

Goldberg G. "I have given up my society world self" : self and other in the Julia Butterfly tapes. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Humboldt State University; 1999. [cited 2019 Sep 15].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/158183.

Council of Science Editors:

Goldberg G. "I have given up my society world self" : self and other in the Julia Butterfly tapes. [Masters Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 1999. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/158183